London Repression Newswire Archive

25-01-2005 10:43

UK Mercenary Leader comes to SOAS to publicise Private Military Companies

Lt Col Tim Spicer, Chief Executive of Aegis Defence Services Ltd will be
speaking at School of Oriental and African Studies on Thursday 27 January
2005, 18:00. Often described as Britain's most notorious mercenary, Spicer
will be talking about his experiences in Africa. Nearest Tube - Russell
Square.
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24-01-2005 20:16

Report from Palestine with 7 photos.

This is a 1,000 word report from Palestine by Margaret Pacetta of Glasgow with 7 photos. Read more >>

18-01-2005 13:30

Caterkiller cause the real criminal damage

An activist was given a 12 month conditional discharge for criminal damage and ordered to pay £364 costs at Solihull magistrates yesterday for 'scuffing' a Caterkiller boss' comapny car. The activist was involved in a protest in June last year against Caterkiller's sale of D9, D10 and D11 armoured bulldozers to the Israeli military. Read more >>

16-01-2005 00:54

Visiting Palestine III

Third post from one of the ISM activists gone to Palestine from London.

To see the whole text of this entry, go to

http://www.winstanleys.org/archive/resistance-in-biddu/

To see the whole blog, go to

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14-01-2005 16:19

Second balatacamp.net film from Palestine: 'Elections Furore'

Elections Furore [2005; 6min]

The Balata Film Collective have just released their second mini-documentary about the Palestinian National Authority elections.
Download it now from www.balatacamp.net Read more >>

14-01-2005 02:02

Activists arrested over Gujarat videos

Preceeding the indian activist film festival at the rampART this week, an unrelated yet related incident ... Read more >>

14-01-2005 00:44

The police are under resourced (part 2)

Police were intimidating Larc users this evening with aggressive surveillance. Read more >>

13-01-2005 22:23

London Film Screening - BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'S "This OBE is NOT For Me!"

A Public Film Screening of BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'S "This OBE is NOT For Me!"

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13-01-2005 21:22

Tom Hurndall remembered.

Candlelit vigil one year after Tom's death. Read more >>

13-01-2005 14:29

EMPIRE & RESISTANCE: From Caracas to Fallujah - TARIQ ALI

EMPIRE & RESISTANCE:
From Carcas to Fallujah

A talk by TARIQ ALI

Monday 17th JANUARY 2005 @ 7pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre,
SOAS,
Russell Sq.
London WC1H 0XG Read more >>

13-01-2005 10:47

Tortured, humiliated and crying out for some justice

Four Guantánamo Britons are coming home. Don't forget those left behind
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11-01-2005 14:57

Another Palestine benefit welcomes performances and visitors…[London]

Thursday - 13th of January

The gig will happen at Arbour Square (East London, E1, off Commercial Road, nearest Tube: Stepney and Shadwell – 5 min.)
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11-01-2005 03:26

trouble free opening night for threatend film fest

The first night of the indian activist film festival at the rampART went ahead without hitch and no show from the rightwing Hindu groups that have been trying to get the festival canceled. Over one hundred people turned up but there was no indication that any dissenting Hindus were present. The was a great deal of media attention during the day from Channel 4, BBC Asian Network and many papers, all seemingly finding a story in comparing the resent attacks on the theatre in Birmingham. Many people have been offering to be on call to come down if there is any trouble during the rest of the week and yet another alterative venue offered. Aditionally it looks like quite a few further screenings elsewhere in the country will be spawned from this one.

Despite the no show, it appears the UK VHP have been busy during the day making statements to the press... Read more >>

09-01-2005 16:31

Solidarity demo at Greek Embassy

Pics and brief report of embassy demo. Read more >>

09-01-2005 15:28

Hebron children arrested for playing football in the street.

Internationals witness the arrest of children in Hebron whose heinous crime was for playing football in a deserted street.

Monday 03/01/2005

Myself and three other internationals arrive in Hebron to liaise with local land action groups to fight the land seizures as more illegal settlements are built and the plans for the apartheid wall continue.

Hebron has been a divided city since the implementation of the Hebron accords which sliced it into areas H1 and H2, the population of over 120,000 people is all Palestinian Muslim apart from 500 or so Israeli settlers who are protected around the clock by 1200 Israeli soldiers.
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08-01-2005 11:22

An ISM activist reports from occupied east Jerusalem

After stupidly missing my morning flight to Tel Aviv on Thursday, I had to get the evening one instead. Arriving Friday morning after a comfortable flight (on which I had been upgraded to business class) I was lucky enough to happen upon another ISMer in the shared taxi to Jerusalem, although this only dawned on the both of us when we both ended up going to the same place where we were meant to make contact with the ISM. Read more >>

06-01-2005 14:49

Revealed: flawed intelligence exposes the scandal of Belmarsh detainees

The case against the foreign terror suspects imprisoned in Britain without trial for three years is partly founded on flawed and inaccurate intelligence, court papers seen by The Independent reveal.

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05-01-2005 20:21

more trouble brewing for rampART

After the assult last before new years eve which result in one person being taken to hospital with a head injury, more trouble appears to be brewing at the rampART... Read more >>

05-01-2005 00:26

The War on Puff

US Government policy on harmless herbal substances is insane Read more >>

03-01-2005 07:12

Devlish's journal of time spent observing Israeli army manoeuvers in the village

Devlish's journal of time spent observing Israeli army manoeuvers in the village of Talluza somewhere near Nablus.

Talluza is a small village north of Nablus in the West Bank with a population of around 2,000. The village has been calm for two years following a number of house demolitions in 2002. The neighboring village of Asira, with a population of around 12,000, has been suffering constant harassment from the army for over a year.I have been in Talluza one week and my duties have been mainly to observe the IOF checkpoint between Al Badan and Talluza and to give occasional talks at the Talluza boys’ school.

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